1. Lamentations 1:1–22 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

An outline of Lamentations 1

Lamentations 1:1–22 (ESV)

1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.

PART 1: A Lament over Jerusalem

1. A description of Jerusalem’s destruction (Lamentations 1:1–11)

PART 2: A Lament by Jerusalem

2. A plea for mercy (Lamentations 1:12–17)

3. The city’s confession of sin (Lamentations 1:18–20)

4. An appeal for the punishment of Jerusalem’s enemies (Lamentations 1:21–22)1